T E X A S C O M M I S S I O N O N E N V I R O N M E N T A L Q U A L I T Y. RIVER and SKY s. Lone Star Activity Book

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1 T E X A S C O M M I S S I O N O N E N V I R O N M E N T A L Q U A L I T Y RIVER and SKY s Lone Star Activity Book

2 MASK: River Here s a mask you can play with. You can use it to tell your friends how they can Take Care of Texas! Directions: 1. Cut around the mask. 2. Cut out the white circles for the eyes. 3. Glue or tape mask to a popsicle stick.

3 RIVER and SKY s Lone Star Activity Book Hi, I m River! And my name is Sky! We like to do our part, and help our friends Take Care of Texas. Tell us your name 1

4 Texas is a beautiful state too. Texas is a BIG state. 2

5 We all like to enjoy Texas, whether it s swimming, riding our bikes, or playing outside. If we want to keep enjoying Texas, we need to make smart choices every day to take care of Texas! 3

6 We all spend a lot of time at school. There are many things we can do around our school to take care of Texas When we read and write at school, we use a lot of paper. So we don t throw away as much paper, we can use both sides of our paper and recycle our paper instead of throwing it in the trash. 4

7 We also use electricity at school. By turning off lights, TVs, and computers when we aren t using them, we can conserve electricity, which helps keep our air clean. Reduce Reuse Recycle Rebuy Activity: Color any computer that should be turned off BLUE and any that should be left on GREEN. 5

8 There are many things you can do at your home to help take care of Texas! We can use less water and keep it in our lakes, rivers, and streams. Be sure to turn off the water when you brush your teeth. Try to take showers that only last FIVE minutes. Activity: Draw the hand on the clock to show that five minutes have passed. 6

9 When you leave a room, turn off any lights, radios, TVs, computers, or video games that you aren t using. Activity: Help save electricity. Circle the FIVE things that should be turned off when no one is using them. 7

10 There are many things in your home that you can recycle and reuse. Ask an adult if you can share or donate toys, games, books, and clothes you don t need anymore. Activity: Can you find SEVEN items in this room that can be recycled or reused when you don t need them anymore? 8

11 Not everything can be recycled. Leftovers and food wrappers should NOT go in the recycle bin. Plastic bottles Activity: Draw a line between the recycling bin and the items that CAN be recycled. Aluminum cans Paper Food wrappers 9

12 We can help take care of Texas by recycling unwanted electronics. In Texas, you may be able to recycle an unwanted computer for free. Recycling a computer is easy and a great way to conserve valuable resources. 10

13 Trace the arrows below to see how the water cycle works. Use the words in the word bank to label the parts of the water cycle. Learn how rainwater travels. WORD BANK Condensation Precipitation Evaporation Collection River Pond Lake Groundwater 11

14 You also can reuse the rain. Catch the rainwater that runs off your roof in a rain barrel. Then water your plants and trees with the water you collect. 12

15 Trees, flowers, and other plants help make Texas beautiful. Plants that we know grow easily in Texas, called native plants, use less water. Like all dogs, River and Sky like to dig holes. Activity: Unscramble each word next to the holes they ve dug, and then draw a line from the hole to its matching Texas native plant. darec lem Cedar Elm viel koa Live Oak nueblobnet utomanni rellua antalan Lantana Bluebonnet Mountain Laurel 13

16 We can take care of Texas when we are out and about as well. By doing our part, we can all keep our communities clean and beautiful! Don t litter. Throw your recyclables in a recycling bin and your trash in a trash can never throw any of them on the ground! Ride your bike. Instead of riding in the car, try riding your bike for short trips. It s fun, and it helps keep our air clean. 14

17 Tell your friends. Ask your family and friends to help you take care of Texas. No matter where we live, we can all make smart choices to do our part! Take a walk. If it s a really short trip, your family can try walking. You can enjoy Texas and get some exercise. 15

18 How do you take care of Texas? Activity: Use this page to draw a picture showing how you and your family Take Care of Texas! 16

19 MASK: Sky Here s another mask you can play with. You can use it to tell your friends how they can Take Care of Texas! Directions: 1. Cut around the mask. 2. Cut out the white circles for the eyes. 3. Glue or tape mask to a popsicle stick.

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